The Evening Star (painting)

The Evening Star
ArtistJ. M. W. Turner
Yearc.1830
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions91.1 cm × 122.6 cm (35.9 in × 48.3 in)
LocationNational Gallery, London
AccessionNG1991
Websitenationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-evening-star

The Evening Star is an 1830 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner.[1] It features a coastal scene on a beach with a boy with a shrimping net wading out of the water to be greeted by his dog. It gained its title several decades after Turner painted it due to the presence of a single star visible in the sky.[2]

The painting was exhibited with other works by Turner at the Tate Gallery in 1906, where critics compared it to more recent works by James McNeill Whistler.[3] It is in the possession of the National Gallery in London, having been part of the Turner Bequest of 1856.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hardy p.34
  2. ^ a b "The Evening Star - Joseph Mallord William Turner". National Gallery. Archived from the original on January 15, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Smiles p.131-132

Bibliography

  • Hardy, William. Turner. Chartwell books, 2003.
  • Smiles, Sam. J. M. W. Turner: The Making of a Modern Artist. Manchester University Press, 2007.
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